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Joyce Ama Lilly
29-248 Chin Chuck Road
Hakalau, HI 96710
August 13, 2026
Re: Letter of Support Waikoloa Green (Change of Zone and Special Use Applications)
Dear Chairperson Kimball and Members of the Committee on Legislative Approvals and
Acquisitions,
Waimea. I need help with affordable housing in Waikoloa. This would really help my family stop struggling.
I contribute greatly to my community by helping native Hawaiian students improve their math skills in
ways that develop their native Hawaiian identity through Hawaiian Culture-Based Educational strategies, a
key element in moving the achievement needle in the right direction for my community and culturally-
based school.
My partner and I live on a farm in Hakalau because our rent is reduced in exchange for helping to mow the
It is a burdensome drain on out time to mow in order to afford rent. At this
time, we do not have a solution for how to afford living in the area we work as the rent amounts are WAY
too high to afford.
Waikoloa Green offers a real solution. Four hundred combined attainable rental or possible ownership of a
home, built within a commuting distance to my place of work, designed for the workforce that makes this
community run. That is not a small thing. That is a meaningful change in the right direction for meand my
family of native Hawaiian ancestry. This is huge.
grow food and build a livelihood on land that has sat idle for too long. I have my BA in agriculture and I
the health of my family.
I urge the Commission to approve Waikoloa Green. I need affordable housing and I need food security. I
just need help from good leadership willing to serve our community in ways that make sense. Please vote
to approve this Change of Zone.
Mahalo for yourtime and for your service to our community,
Joyce Lilly